Certain Arrangements Regarding Extraordinary Items. (a) The Partnership may, from time to time, receive extraordinary income items from non-recurring events (as determined by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion), including (i) items that would be considered “extraordinary items” under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and (ii) recoveries, by settlement, judgment, insurance reimbursement or otherwise, with respect to claims for expenses, costs and damages (including lost profits, but not including any recovery that does not result in monetary payments to the Partnership) attributable to extraordinary events affecting the Partnership (collectively, “Extraordinary Income Items”). In addition, except as otherwise determined by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion, all after-tax income to the Partnership resulting from any transaction relating to shares of capital stock of any Affiliate owned by the Partnership, whether or not recurring in nature and whether hereafter arising or occurring prior to the date of this Agreement, including gains from the Partnership’s sale or deemed sale of such stock, may be treated by the General Partner as an Extraordinary Income Item (except to the extent that the transaction results in an offsetting item of expense or deduction to the Partnership or in items that are specially allocated pursuant to Sections 6.01(c) and 6.01(d)). The General Partner may determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, that all or a portion of any extraordinary expenditures from non-recurring events are to be treated for purposes of this Article XI as extraordinary expenditures (the “Extraordinary Expenditures”), including: (A) any distribution or other payment (including a redemption payment) to a Partner, (B) the purchase price or other cost of acquiring any asset, (C) any other non-recurring expenditure of the Partnership, (D) items that would be considered “extraordinary items” under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and (E) expenses, damages or costs attributable to extraordinary events affecting the Partnership (including actual, pending or threatened litigation). The General Partner may, in its sole and absolute discretion, establish one or more separate accounts for part or all of the after-tax portion of Extraordinary Income Items and Extraordinary Expenditures (each, an “Extraordinary Account”), which shall be maintained separately from the Capital Account of each Founding/Working Partner or REU Partner; provided, however, tha...
